Abstract
Contents: Introduction My philosophy of law Part 1 Legal Reasoning: Principled decision-making and the Supreme Court A note on discovery and justification in science and law The logical force of arguments by analogy in common law reasoning Aesthetics and legal reasoning: a strand in American legal thought Preliminaries to the study of procedural justice Substantive interpretation and common law elaboration The legal analog of the principle of bivalence. Part 2 Legal Theories Jurisprudence and legal philosophy in 20th century America a major themes and developments Kelsen and the concept of 'legal system' Holmes's jurisprudence: aspects of its development and continuity Retroactive legislation and restoration of the rule of law The cultural defense Responsibility Faux pas. Part 3 Rights: Towards a theory of human rights Obligations to future generations The significance of rights language The primacy of welfare rights Rights, performatives, and promises in Karl Olivecrona's legal theory Name index.
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